Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ)

• Abhijay Negi is a Delhi-based Indian rapper who is known by his stage name Encore ABJ. He along with Siddhant Sharma, popularly known as ‘Calm,’ formed a hip-hop duet “Seedhe Maut” in 2016.

• Since his childhood, he wanted to become a rapper. During his college days, he started rapping with the rappers such as MC Kode, RAGA, and Yungsta.

• He joined YouTube in October 2014 and started uploading his rap songs. Some of the songs that he uploaded on his YouTube channel include ‘Painting A Picture: Bhed Ya Bhediya’ (2015), ‘Dilli Darshan’ (2015), ‘HI RAM’ (2018), and ‘Ghar Pe Raho’ (2020) in which he urges the people to stay at home in the pandemic of Coronavirus.

• In 2016, he met Siddhant Sharma (Calm) in an underground rap battle in Delhi. The boys started recording rap together and later decided to work on a larger project and formed the hip-hop duo “Seedhe Maut.” The duo highlights the issues like Indian society, politics, romance, and the education system in their raps.
  

  Logo of ‘Seedhe Maut’

• Their duo’s name ‘Seedhe Maut’ is basically a slang that is used by Siddhant Sharma’s elder brother to convey ‘rock it’ or ‘nail it.’ In an interview, Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) talked about it and said’
  

  No half measures. Give your everything towards that any one thing that you want to do in life. That’s what we stand for. That’s what the name Seedhe Maut stands for, That’s what our music stands for.”

• Their debut mixtape “2 Ka Pahada,” which they uploaded on their YouTube channel in 2016, includes seven tracks. Some of the notable tracks from the mixtape are ‘Seedhe Maut Anthem,’ ‘Royalty,’ ‘Classsikh Maut,’ and ‘Hanging On.’
  

  Album cover of ‘2 Ka Pahada’

• In 2018, the duo signed with an independent record label, Azadi Records and made some hit singles such as ‘Kranti’ (2018), ‘101’ (2019), ‘Dum Pishaach’ (2020), and ‘Do Guna’ (2020).
  

  Poster of the song ‘101’

• Their debut album “Bayaan” (2018), produced by ‘Sez On The Beat,’ includes twelve tracks among which the most notable are ‘Shaktimaan,’ ‘Meri Baggi,’ ‘Pankh,’ and ‘Kyn.’ According to the rappers, the album is based on the true incidents of their life.
  

  Album cover of ‘Bayaan’

• In an interview, Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) revealed that his favourite tracks from his debut album are ‘Kyu’ and ‘Pankh.’

• His track ‘Drifting’ (2017) is a collaborative work with Frappe Ash and Yungsta.
  

  Poster of the track ‘Drifting’

• In 2021, they released the album “न” which includes ten tracks. The initial letter of the title of each track of this album is ‘N’ like ‘Namastute,’ ‘Naamcheen,’ ‘Nadaan,’ and ‘Natkhat.’

• Their album “Nayaab” (2022) is a collaborative work with ‘Sez On The Beat,’ consisting of seventeen tracks and some of the album’s most notable tracks include ‘Toh Kya,’ ‘Anaadi,’ ‘Maina,’ ‘GODKODE,’ ‘Batti,’ and ‘Teen Dost.’ According to the rappers, the album “Nayaab” tells the story of the success they gain after the release of their debut album “Bayaan.”
  

  Album cover of ‘Nayaab’

• In 2022, the duo appeared as guests on the show “Hustle 2.o.” In the same year, they appeared as hosts on the finale of the show “Red Bull Spotlight.”

• In 2023, the duo performed at a live concert with the famous rapper MC Stan and Ikka in the show Bigg Boss 16.

• Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) is a sports lover. He used to participate in matches during his college days and also won many prizes. He also mentions the names of famous players in his raps.
  

  Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) after winning a football match during his college days

• Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) got inspired by famous rappers like Eminem and Jay-Z. While talking about this in an interview, he said,
  

  Somewhere we got into this genre of music because of rappers like Eminem and Jay-Z who are majorly into lyrical hip-hop.”

• He loves to watch anime series and often mention the names of anime characters in his song.